Sari Wallgren
About
Provided by Sari Wallgren
Practice Areas
Finance; Mergers and Acquisitions; Capital Markets; Restructuring and Insolvency; Real Estate and Construction
Sari is a leading lawyer specialized on domestic and cross-border banking and finance transactions. She regularly acts for both banks and borrowers and advises clients in complex transactions in the financing space, including acquisition, structured and real estate finance, syndicated lending, bilateral loans and debt capital market transactions.
Career
Avance Attorneys Ltd, Partner 2011-
Hannes Snellman Attorneys Ltd, Helsinki, Senior Associate, Finance Group (2003–2011)
Pohjola Bank plc, Helsinki, Legal Counsel for Corporate Banking (2010)
Waselius & Wist, Associate (1998–2003)
Professional Memberships
Finnish Bar Association
Chambers Review
Global
Sari Wallgren is an experienced practitioner who advises on bilateral and syndicated finance arrangements, assisting lenders and borrowers with a wide range of transactions.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"She is really enthusiastic about financial matters. She is a problem-solving negotiator who is well able to reconcile the views of the parties."
"She is really enthusiastic about financial matters. She is a problem-solving negotiator who is well able to reconcile the views of the parties."
Articles, highlights and press releases
12 items provided by Avance Attorneys
NREP acquires landmark office building in Helsinki
Avance advises NREP in its acquisition of Eteläesplanadi 2 office building in Helsinki, from Allianz.
Mandatum AM Finland Properties II has concluded a financing arrangement of close to EUR 200 million
Avance advised the special common fund Mandatum AM Finland Properties II in a secured syndicated financing arrangement with a group of Nordic banks.
CapMan Buyout to sell Fortaco Group to OEP
Avance advises CapMan Buyout in the sale of Fortaco Group, the leading strategic partner to the heavy off-highway equipment and marine industries offering technology, vehicle cabins, steel fabrications, and assemblies to global OEMs, to private equity firm One Equity Partners.
CapMan Buyout invests in SARC Architects
Avance advises CapMan Buyout in the investment in award-winning Finnish architectural firm SARC Architects.
Restel acquires Hangon Makaronitehdas and Classic Pizza
Avance advises Restel in the acquisition of Hangon Makaronitehdas and Classic Pizza.
Green development funding of EUR 65 million for Lyyra project
Avance advises Ylva and Helsingin Lyyra Ky in relation to Helsingin Lyyra Ky’s EUR 65 million development financing agreement for the Lyyra project development in Helsinki, Hakaniemi.
Merger of Purmo Group with Virala Acquisition Company
Avance advises Purmo Group and its owner Rettig Group in the merger with Virala Acquisition Company and subsequent listing of Purmo Group on the official list of Nasdaq Helsinki. The merger values Purmo Group at EUR 685 million in enterprise value.
Procuritas creates new IT services platform Frendy
Avance advises Procuritas in the creation of a new IT services platform based in Finland. The new company has been created through the acquisition of twelve IT services businesses.
Ylva receives EUR 205 million syndicated loan
Avance advises Ylva, the asset management company of the Student Union of the University of Helsinki, in connection with EUR 205 million syndicated loan from OP Corporate Bank, Nordea, Aktia and LocalTapiola.
Alma Media acquires Nettix for EUR 170 million
Avance advises Alma Media in the acquisition of Nettix Oy’s entire share capital from Otava Group for EUR 170 million.
Avance advised Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (OTPP) and KKR on the acquisition of a total of a 40% interest in Caruna, the largest electricity distribution network in Finland, from First Sentier Investors.
OP Corporate Bank finances the acquisition of EUR 102 million real estate portfolio
Avance advised OP Corporate Bank in financing arrangements relating to Cibus Nordic Real Estate AB’s (publ) acquisition of a real estate portfolio of 7 assets in Finland for EUR 102m.
NREP acquires landmark office building in Helsinki
Avance advises NREP in its acquisition of Eteläesplanadi 2 office building in Helsinki, from Allianz.
Mandatum AM Finland Properties II has concluded a financing arrangement of close to EUR 200 million
Avance advised the special common fund Mandatum AM Finland Properties II in a secured syndicated financing arrangement with a group of Nordic banks.
CapMan Buyout to sell Fortaco Group to OEP
Avance advises CapMan Buyout in the sale of Fortaco Group, the leading strategic partner to the heavy off-highway equipment and marine industries offering technology, vehicle cabins, steel fabrications, and assemblies to global OEMs, to private equity firm One Equity Partners.
CapMan Buyout invests in SARC Architects
Avance advises CapMan Buyout in the investment in award-winning Finnish architectural firm SARC Architects.
Restel acquires Hangon Makaronitehdas and Classic Pizza
Avance advises Restel in the acquisition of Hangon Makaronitehdas and Classic Pizza.
Green development funding of EUR 65 million for Lyyra project
Avance advises Ylva and Helsingin Lyyra Ky in relation to Helsingin Lyyra Ky’s EUR 65 million development financing agreement for the Lyyra project development in Helsinki, Hakaniemi.
Merger of Purmo Group with Virala Acquisition Company
Avance advises Purmo Group and its owner Rettig Group in the merger with Virala Acquisition Company and subsequent listing of Purmo Group on the official list of Nasdaq Helsinki. The merger values Purmo Group at EUR 685 million in enterprise value.
Procuritas creates new IT services platform Frendy
Avance advises Procuritas in the creation of a new IT services platform based in Finland. The new company has been created through the acquisition of twelve IT services businesses.
Ylva receives EUR 205 million syndicated loan
Avance advises Ylva, the asset management company of the Student Union of the University of Helsinki, in connection with EUR 205 million syndicated loan from OP Corporate Bank, Nordea, Aktia and LocalTapiola.
Alma Media acquires Nettix for EUR 170 million
Avance advises Alma Media in the acquisition of Nettix Oy’s entire share capital from Otava Group for EUR 170 million.
Avance advised Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board (OTPP) and KKR on the acquisition of a total of a 40% interest in Caruna, the largest electricity distribution network in Finland, from First Sentier Investors.
OP Corporate Bank finances the acquisition of EUR 102 million real estate portfolio
Avance advised OP Corporate Bank in financing arrangements relating to Cibus Nordic Real Estate AB’s (publ) acquisition of a real estate portfolio of 7 assets in Finland for EUR 102m.
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